GREEN CAPITOL LLC for DISTRIBUTED WIND ENERGY ASSOCIATION

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Advocating for clean energy extenders to be passed, specifically extending and/or expanding the Investment Tax Credit (ITC), in Sections 48/25d of the Code for small wind (and the other technologies).

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Advocating for a more robust DOE distributed wind program within the overall wind power program (or elsewhere at DOE to help distributed wind), both substantively and financially. Opposing energy subcommittee appropriations language that would lower funding for onshore wind power. Advocating for distributed wind power support in pending energy legislation in the House and Senate, by expending DOE work as noted above, and/or by creating new programs or initiatives for distributed wind power, or distributed generation. Support legislation in this regard, S. 1258. Asking for more substantial support from the Administration across various agencies and departments including DOE and USDA.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); White House Office; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: S. 1258 (114th)

Agriculture AGR

Maintaining Farm bill funding levels for Section 9007 "REAP" in the energy title and effective implementation and ensuring equitable treatment within REAP for distributed wind power.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); SENATE; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)